Methods and systems for meeting rapidly fluctuating power demands using interruptible load and stable power production

A system for managing power consumption, comprising:

• a memory storing instructions;
• and
• at least one processor configured to execute the stored instructions to:
• select an interruptible processing task adapted to produce a product;
• determine a value of a unit of electricity and a market value of the product of the interruptible processing task requiring at least one unit of electricity;
• calculate a difference between the market value of the product of the interruptible processing task and the value of electricity required to execute the interruptible processing task;
• start the interruptible processing task when the market value of the product of the interruptible processing task is higher than the value to an operator of the interruptible process of the electricity required to execute the interruptible processing task;
• continue an interruptible processing task when the market value of the product of the interruptible processing task is higher than the value to the operator of the interruptible process of the electricity required to execute the interruptible processing task;
• and
• curtail the processing task when the value of the electricity required to execute the interruptible processing task is higher than the market value of the product of the interruptible processing task.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored instructions that when executed cause at least one processor to perform instructions for managing power consumption, comprising:

• selecting an interruptible processing task adapted to produce a product;
• determining a value of a unit of electricity and a market value of the product of the interruptible processing task requiring at least one unit of electricity;
• calculating a difference between the market value of the product of the interruptible processing task and the value of electricity required to execute the interruptible processing task;
• starting the interruptible processing task when the market value of the product of the interruptible processing task is higher than the value to an operator of the interruptible process of the electricity required to execute the interruptible processing task;
• continuing an interruptible processing task when the market value of the product of the interruptible processing task is higher than the value to the operator of the interruptible process of the electricity required to execute the interruptible processing task;
• and
• curtailing the processing task when the value of the electricity required to execute the interruptible processing task is higher than the market value of the product of the interruptible processing task.